Lenten Sunday 1, Year C. 17 February.
Before we become, at the beginning of Lent, too immersed in sackcloth and ashes, it is suggested that we start everything with a clear, explicit, expression of THANKSGIVING! Take a...
On the 21st of September 2013, the Youth of the Metropolitan Province of Durban will celebrate The Year of Faith with a Solemn High Mass as well as social and cultural events. This historic event will take place at Sahara(Kingsmead|) Stadium in Durban. Participating Dioceses will be Kokstad, Ingwavuma, Dundee, Mariannhill, Umzimkhulu, Eshowe and the Arch-Diocese of Durban.
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1. The event runs from 7am to 5pm,
2. Entrance is free,
3. Food is not provided,
4. VIP Parking including Priests will be inside the Stadium, for buses and others there will be a Drop-off Zone then special parking outside the stadium,
5. Number of expected people= 10 000,
6. There will be stands promoting various Vocations around the Stadium,
7. Other stands will cover aspects which affect young people e.g. substance abuse, peer pressure, etc,
8. Fr Sammy Mabusela[SACBC – National Youth Chaplain] will introduce/launch John Bosco as a Patron Saint for Young People in the SACBC Region,
9. Dioceses will wear T-shirts of different colours:
UMZIMKHULU=RED, DURBAN=GREEN, MARIANNHILL=LIGHT BLUE, ESHOWE=PURPLE, DUNDEE=YELLOW, INGWAVUMA=BLACK/LIME, KOKSTAD=WHITE
Invitation Letter from + Wilfrid Cardinal Napier OFM:
DURBAN: Green T-shirts cost R95 each. The price given as per invitation letters in now invalid since it excluded VAT.
